Ross Video Ultrix hits 5,000 deployments and gains HighField AI graphics

Ross Video is marking the Ultrix hyperconverged routing frame passing 5,000 deployed units across more than 120 countries — a deployment scale the company is using at NAB 2026 to position Ultrix as an established infrastructure standard rather than a challenger product. The milestone reflects ten years of accumulated installations across broadcast, live events, and sports production environments.

A new integration with HighField AI is the headline product development at the show. The partnership targets news graphics creation, with HighField AI's system generating on-air graphics from news content to reduce the manual design work involved in building live broadcast lower-thirds, OTS boxes, and full-screen graphics during fast-moving news cycles.

Ross is also demonstrating a Grass Valley LDX 110 integration that enables triple-speed HD slow-motion replay without requiring separate specialty cameras. For sports broadcasters running Ultrix infrastructure, adding slow-motion replay through an existing routing frame rather than a dedicated replay server reduces equipment count and simplifies signal paths. The three demonstrations — deployment scale, AI graphics automation, and replay integration — cover the production, newsroom, and sports segments of Ross's customer base in a single booth strategy.